Gas prices hit three-month low; in Jacksonville, average is $3.53

Gas prices have fallen to their lowest in three months, thanks to falling oil prices. Sunday was the 16th straight day when the national average price for a gallon of regular gas dropped, according to AAA.

The national average went from $3.65 to $3.61 in the past week. In Florida, the average went from $3.59 to $3.55. In Georgia, the drop was $3.56 to $3.52.

In Jacksonville, the average price for a gallon of regular gas was $3.53 Monday morning, down from $3.55 a week ago, $3.57 a month ago and $3.56 a year ago. West Palm Beach/Boca Raton had the highest average in the state at $3.66 while Orlando had the lowest at $3.46.

$3.57 down to $3.53. WOW! Now that's big difference. What to do with all the extra money. 4 cents. With a 20 gallon gas tank being filled 3 times a month, that's a savings of about $30 a year if prices stayed the same. Add in the increases of food and other things like utilities and insurance and this savings is lost to the universe. Imperceptible. No one will ever see it.

Why are the media hacks publishing stories about pennies? It's meaningless except to the oil companies who make a bundle on pennies when it's multiplied by the millions of drivers out there.

And now they say it could fall 10-20 cents over the next two weeks? Sure it will. All it takes is for any world political event and all bets are off no matter how preposterous the story. I thought ISIS taking over a refinery in Iraq was responsible for oil and gas price increases. How can it be predicted to fall?

You cant believe any of this. Articles about gas prices falling or being cheaper than this time a year ago are now "fluff" articles like short little bits about celebs and food. Pointless and quickly forgotten.
But not by me. I had to add my 2 cents... From some of the money I saved on gas this week.